comma before 'too' [adverb, end position]: little time to answer too.

[leetaicho]

I've noted that sometimes there is a comma before the word 'too'. I am a little confused as to when to apply it.

I understand we do not add it when we are just affirming agreement between two things or people concerning one specific condition.

Example:

-I like cake.
-I like cake too.

However, I am not sure if there is a rule about it when we are using 'too' as exchangeable with 'also'.

Example:

"I found the test very difficult. The questions were of higher-level than I thought they would be. There was very little time to answer too."

Is that correct, or should a comma be placed before 'too'?

Thanks for the help.

 

[owlman5]

This one is tricky, Leetaicho. If your sentence is short and the adverb "too" is a part of the clause, then you can generally leave it out. If the sentence is longer and "too" is added at the end, many people use the comma, as I do.

 

[St. Nick]

-I like cake.
-I like cake, too. (I, like you, enjoy cake.)

-I like pie.
-I like cake too. (In addition to pie, I like cake.)

 

[leetaicho]

Ah! OK. Thanks! I think I understand better now. ^^